Dinner

Auckland and diving Poor Knights inTutukaka

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February 10th 2013
Auckland was a great start to my New Zealand trip. The flight from Melbourne was OK, even though I got about an hour of sleep during the night and arrived at around 5:30am. Customs went by smoothly and then I took a shuttle bus to my hosts' house: The Hackings. The family is Robert and Penny and their daughters Frances and Alexandra. Robert is a barrister and Penny is an artist who works in th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more